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I saw this on the news the other day. The biggest problem is probably all that white bread that turns directly into sugar. As for the Double-Downs-- I was disappointed. It was missing some of those 11 herbs and spices. Or, maybe I just got one that tasted bland.

KFC's (YUM Brands) headquarters is just down the road from where I live. It looks like a replica of the White House. I guess you can blame many here in Louisville for many of these food items. In Louisville, these are the food companies headquartered here: KFC and all the companies they own such as Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, Long John Silver's, A&W, and Papa John's is headquartered here. The CEO is from here and started Papa John's here. I believe Rally's is headquartered here, too.

I know Wendy's founder Dave Thomas worked here for the Colonel. That is where he got the idea for Wendy's. The Colonel sold the company but rejected stock options, because he didn't believe in them. His secretary and many others actually ended up with more money than he due to those stock options.

Now that I've given you all useless info, back to that sandwich. How do you even get your mouth around that thing? I've heard some of you can dislocated your jaws

Ted mentioned A&W - I loved their burgers as a kid and their root-beer too. We used to go to one of the old-fashioned ones where you sat in your car and a cute teenage girl in a short skirt would come up and take your order, then return with it on a tray that clipped onto the window.

If you went in the evenings, the place was always full of teenage boys in their sooped-up roadsters. Sometimes you had to wait for a parking spot because the boys would take their time eating their meal. Good times - takes me back.

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I tried both exactly once. The Baconator wasn't even good, granted I like a burger pretty much fully dressed and they strip that one down to barebones. The double down was good...but without a bun you had to eat it using the paper to keep yourself from being covered in the copious amounts of grease. I think instead of putting all this money into novelty products these places could just spend time ensuring the quality of their current product.

So what you're saying is you really like the way five guys handle their meat?

Have you eaten there? It's great quality, plus I can specify exactly what toppings I want on it so I get lettuce, mayo and grilled onions. Plus they're fries are fresh and home cut, not frozen. The only thing I would improve on is to put in a Boylan soda fountain, but those are exceedingly difficult to find.

I have to agree Philly, Five Guys is heads and shoulders above the others. The only thing that pisses me off is their fries are only one size and it's way to much for one person to eat, I always end up throwing half of them away when I go by myself.

I have to agree Philly, Five Guys is heads and shoulders above the others. The only thing that pisses me off is their fries are only one size and it's way to much for one person to eat, I always end up throwing half of them away when I go by myself.

-Will

Yeah, I agree about the size of the fries. If you take me on a date with your biceps, Wumpy, we can just split the order of fries... how's that? Now, pray tell, please divulge your preference of Five Guys burger toppings. This could be very make-or-break for me.

Have you eaten there? It's great quality, plus I can specify exactly what toppings I want on it so I get lettuce, mayo and grilled onions. Plus they're fries are fresh and home cut, not frozen. The only thing I would improve on is to put in a Boylan soda fountain, but those are exceedingly difficult to find.

I actually haven't I was asking a friend of mine if he had heard of the chain and where the nearest one was because I want to try their food. Never heard of Boylan, I'm a pretty adventurous eater though so when you guys talk about this stuff it makes me want to experience it.

I have never heard of any of the places mentioned. The sandwich looks like something me and my sibs use to make when we wanted a hamburger. Just look at it, you can put on weight just looking at it. It's a heart attack waiting to happen.

That sandwich doesn't look very flavorful. I'd rather invest the calories in a major burger on a regular bun and some perfect fries. Pickles, unions, sauce, ketchup, mustard. Whats with the white bread and orange cheese?

The char hut burger looks great!

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I think my screen name describes it well. Here on the Russian River, there is an ordinance prohibiting chain/franchises. A person would have to drive over 20 miles to get to a fast food place that is not locally owned and operated. We do have a Safeway food store, a 76 gas station and an ATM for Bank of America. I must live in heaven Have the best dayMichael

I have always wanted to know whether those Philly Cheese Steaks are as great as everyone says. You can get them anywhere, but everyone says the real ones from Philly are awesome.

One might assume bias on my part, but I assure everyone this is not the case as I've only lived here five years, but in that time I've come to the conclusion that Philadelphia is THE ultimate sandwich city -- really great stuff. The cheese steak is what they're known for in terms of tourists, and they can be delicious if you know where to go. The most famous places are the the one's that began the trend, and luck would have it that they're only seven blocks from my apartment. Legend says that Pat's King of Steaks made this sandwich first, and as you can see from the picture it's not a sit-down restaurant, but basically a large stand where you walk up and order at a window and then sit outside at tables to eat. Then directly across from Pat's is the flashier Geno's -- both places are open 24/7 and are swamped after sports games. My conclusion is that these two establishments are grossly over-rated.

For my money the best place to go if you're "in the know" is Shank's Original aka Shank's & Evelyn's, and not just for the cheese steak. Here they have the best hand carved roast beef sandwich, and they're known as having invented the classic chicken cutlet sandwich, and I have to say that the chicken cutlet sandwich is absolutely amazing.

The other thing that's famous here is the roast pork sandwich and John's Roast Pork is the most famous. Basically a cheese steak but with pork instead of beef, and often with sauteed broccoli rabe which is you're not familiar with isn't at all related to broccoli. In Italy it's called rapini and is also eaten in China widely, and doesn't taste like anything else -- it has a very distinct nutty and bitter flavor. I love it, and it's excellent with garlic.

Then there's the entire other category, which I'm ever so fond of, which is the hoagie. Legend has it that this was invented on Hog Island, which is where the airport now sits, back when Italian immigrants labored at the shipyard during World War 1, and it was the largest shipyard in the US at the time. The key to why Philadelphia is good and sandwiches is due to the use of Italian bread, but it's way better here than something you'd encounter at Subway. My favorite place for this is Sarcone's because they also operate a bakery on the same block, so the bread they use for their hoagies is the best you will find. Also, a proper hoagie here is a classic Italian with oil & vinegar as a sauce, with dried herbs.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention Tony Luke's which is where anyone running for political office goes for a photo op when they swing through Philadelphia, however for some reason I've not gone there yet. We had a Sarah Palin sighting there in '08, though I think Obama went to Pat's. Tony Luke's has all of the classic sandwiches under one roof, so I really need to go but it's kind of the place where you need to have a car, and I don't own a car and don't feel like doing a subway/bus combo to go there when all the other places I listed I can walk to.

Oh, and just last month I found this new totally awesome place called Paesano's and it may very well become my favorite. Basically they take the classic sandwiches and up the quality level a notch, but keep the prices the same as elsewhere. I had an amazing gustaio which is a roasted lamb sausage sandwich with gorgonzola and roasted fennel. They have really weird hours though -- who the hell only opens Wed - Sun and from 11 am - 7 pm?

In my vicinity there's also a little Mexican flavoring with some great places to eat, as well as Little Saigon with great Vietnamese places. In fact, just about five blocks from my apartment is this entire strip mall that is all Asian, mostly Vietnamese. We have a Chinatown but that's on the other side of downtown from me, so I don't go as much as I should. I actually prefer Vietnamese food as it seems less greasy and fattening.

I really enjoy going to the huge markets. The farmers markets in PA were a staple for me, my MIL and I would go spend the morning shopping for incredible ingredients and then have lunch together. It was one of the few outings with her that I actually enjoyed.

At the rear of the Reading Terminal Market there's a really good Amish stand, and I often crave their tuna melts. I think I may run up there for a late lunch today as I also need to buy coffee beans at Old City Coffee.

Seriously though Wumpy, that link you threw up just doesn't compare to mine. Plus all the Mexicans in Filthydelphia are from Puebla state, not that border riffraff you have down there. Any Mexican knows that it's all about food from Puebla, and Xochitl represents!

However, I'm glad this topic came up because I just googled and learned that the star chef that started Xochitl left in February to open El Rey, and I'd planned to take some visitors from France to Xochitl in 3 weeks, but now must score a reservation at El Rey. DRAMA!